Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-08

have both placed new bread wagons on
the road.
Mrs. Neil. Of Ann Arbor, visited hen
brother, d. G. Williams, during the
past week,
Misses Hattie and Susie IIoway, of
Port Huron, are visiting their parents
in this place.
\. X. Robinson and wife, of Peck
visited with friends in town the latter
part Of last week.
Norm Sponenburg. of Gagetown, Wis
tied his relatives and friends i'll this
vicinity the past week.
Mrs. J. D. Grinnell who has been ill
for some time past is on the improve
which we are pleased to note.
Geo. IL. Mustard, wife and son, of
Port Huron. were the guests of Dr. Il.
). Ncy and wife the past week.
Wm. Bettes has a sunhower growing
in his garden which measures II feet
high and has 80 flowers on the same.
=. O. Welch Il Son wish to inform
the public in general that Centre star
Mil -four retails for $3.50 per barrel.
Z. II. Beecher is making extensive
improvements about his premises by
building an addition to his residence.
Leonard has received new lot of
cooking and heating stoves this week
and invites all to call and look them
over
Notice Wear & Paisley's change of
adv. in this issue. Don't fall to call
and examine their immense stock and
get prices.
Mrs. W. I. Ballentine, of Port Huron,
was the guest of her parents, ID. NJ.
Church and wife, of the American
House. during the past week.
We were presented with peach this
week grown on w. ID. Wears place
which measured inches around and
weighed I of pound. 1t is monster.
FOUND-At the Rapley House barn,
pocket book. The owner can have
the same by calling at the barn identi-
flying property and paying for this
notice.
". w. Grinnell is "at home in the
Centre star Mill elevator where he will
be pleased to see all his old friends and
as many new ones as may favor him
with call.
Albert COwing, of Brockway Centre,
has been admitted to practice in the
United States cOurt.-POrt Huron
Daily Times. Who is Albert Cowing
will some one explain?
Some miscreants visited Joseph Eff
rick's melon patch last "Wednesday
night and stole a number of his melons
and destroyed others. Mr.. Effrick has
their names and will prosecute them.
The excursion to Detroit last week
Tuesday. although not very well attend
ed. was enjoyed by all who took it i'll.
The trip down the river is a pleasant
one was the verdict of each in at
tendance.
Jas. Wallace has changed his mind
and now has worlmen busily engaged
LAYING the foundation for his brick
building which will be 20xo0 feet one
story with cellar The laboring mel of
the village have lots to do nowadays.
The following items we clip from the
CrosWell Democrat of last week.
John Leonard. of Peck, and the
Misses Kittie Carroll, Richardson and
Elliot, of BrOckway Centre, were in
town last evening.
1t is reported that the F. & u. NJ
have purchased the u. II. & y. W. R'y.
and will take control Of it on the 18Th
of this month.
We return thanks to Maj. f. III.
Shook, of Detroit, for an invitation to
attend the 18th annual reunion of the
9Th Michigan Veteran Volunteer In
fantry, at Fowlerville, Livingston
County. Michigan, on Tuesday, Sept. 20,
1887. Comrades are requested to re-
port for duty and renew the friendships
formed while associated together in the
camp, the march and the battle field.
Arrangements have been made to en-
tertain and welcome all.
\ very clever swindle is being worked.
The Operator" visits jewelry store
and when he gets near enough to the
rack on which repaired watches are
suspended he examines them and from
the tags that are usually attached to
the watches he learns the names Of the
owners and the amounts due for repairs
He then leaves, and shortly after he
sends note properly signed and the
amount due on some watch by mes
senger boy, asking that the timepiece
be sent by bearer. The jeweler not
suspecting anything wrong gives the
boy the watch. The swindle may be
worked" in this place and jewelers.
should be on the lookout for any such
attempt.
Every public spirited citizen should
make an unusual effort this year to en-
sure the success of Brockway Centres
fair. 1t depends entirely on the exer-
tions of our people. The officers can
only do their part, important as it is
If the residents of Brockway Centre
and vicinity desire to, they can make
the coming meeting the finest one of
the series. A special premium for diff
erent articles of produce raised or man
ufactured by our farmers would invite
competition and cost our merchants
but very little. Give, say for instance,
tea, sugar, coffee or whatever is conven-
lent, each prize being different. Wewill
give, for the best five pound roll of but
ter, copy of the EXPosIToR free for
one year; itlbeing understood that we
are to have the butter after paying for
same.